Netflix Just Saved The Most Underrated Star Trek Show — Creators Tease What's Next (www.inverse.com)
from ValueSubtracted@startrek.website to startrek@startrek.website on 26 Dec 2023 03:28
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mindbleach@sh.itjust.works on 26 Dec 2023 04:22 next collapse

Knowing Netflix? One more season, a cliffhanger ending, and bitter recrimination.

Dyskolos@lemmy.zip on 26 Dec 2023 10:53 next collapse

Most likely… Ugh

KingJalopy@lemm.ee on 26 Dec 2023 13:33 collapse

Truly the Google of streaming services

MrNobody@sh.itjust.works on 26 Dec 2023 15:00 collapse

So, Netflix is no different from any other tv production company that’s ever existed then?

someguy3@lemmy.world on 26 Dec 2023 05:54 next collapse

bottom line is that Prodigy Season 1 will now air on Netflix and Season 2 will hit in 2024.

ValueSubtracted@startrek.website on 26 Dec 2023 06:20 next collapse

It was nice to see the author of the piece dive in to the fact that the various Paramount subsidiaries don’t always share the same goals or agree with the decisions of the others.

Dyskolos@lemmy.zip on 26 Dec 2023 10:54 next collapse

Is it even worth watching as a trekki? 🤔

SteefLem@lemmy.world on 26 Dec 2023 10:55 next collapse

Yes

Dyskolos@lemmy.zip on 26 Dec 2023 12:52 collapse

Short and precise 😁 thanks.

SteefLem@lemmy.world on 26 Dec 2023 15:04 collapse

Yeah i could make an entire post on why and what and blablabla but its worth watching, little getting used to in the beginning (as all new shows) but after a few you forget its animated and its really good (i didnt expect it to be but is) think of it as Star Treks, The Bad Batch.

solitaire@infosec.pub on 26 Dec 2023 12:55 next collapse

It’s great for what it is, but it’s fundamentally a kids show. It’s nicely animated, well acted and a lot more palatable to an adult audience than most but it doesn’t scratch that Trek itch for me beyond using the IP. It’s very much an action adventure cartoon. If that should good to you, then yeah go for it!

If it doesn’t, you still might want to make an exception if you’re really invested in Voyager. Characters from it aren’t just cameos, so you’ll get a lot more out of it if you’d really love to see Janeway again.

Dyskolos@lemmy.zip on 26 Dec 2023 15:00 next collapse

Oh, that’s what i feared. Hmm, yes i do love voyager, and it might be nice indeed. Thanks man!

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wigbert@mastodon.world on 26 Dec 2023 13:37 next collapse

@Dyskolos @ValueSubtracted

somehow, any trek has its own merits - even the worst movies ( #TheFinalFrontier ) or stupid episodes with Jonathan Archer … 🖖🏽

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giggling_engine@lemmy.world on 26 Dec 2023 14:42 next collapse

I thought it was the least Star Trek Star Trek out of all of them, and I include Discovery in this list…

Dyskolos@lemmy.zip on 26 Dec 2023 16:43 next collapse

Worse than discovery? Ouch…

StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website on 27 Dec 2023 15:09 collapse

Did you watch more than a handful of episodes?

Most long time fans who’ve seen the entire first season describe it as the most ‘Trek’ of the new eras of shows.

It starts out intentionally in a location outside the Federation that is tonally more like SW, and with characters that either don’t know or are hostile to the Federation. It meets new viewers where they are and then brings them into the fold.

By the middle of the first season it’s celebrating everything that’s great about the franchise.

giggling_engine@lemmy.world on 27 Dec 2023 20:35 collapse

I watched like half the season before I couldn’t anymore. It was more Star Wars than Star Trek.

StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website on 28 Dec 2023 03:42 collapse

Uhm, would that be 5/10 episodes of the first half of season one (which has two x 10 episodes)?

Most fans view S1E6 ‘Kobayashi’ as the episode where the balance flips to be more Star Trek as it pulls new viewers in.

giggling_engine@lemmy.world on 28 Dec 2023 08:56 collapse

Ok I’m willing to give it another try. But the whole thing just looked like a children’s show…

andthenthreemore@startrek.website on 28 Dec 2023 12:37 collapse

It’s one of those good children’s shows that’s been written with the understanding that parents will watch with their kids.

ValueSubtracted@startrek.website on 26 Dec 2023 14:45 next collapse

That’s entirely up to you.

ThrowawayInTheYear23@lemmy.world on 26 Dec 2023 15:35 next collapse

Yes, Its got a great theme song, Janeway, exploration, foundations of a great crew and a tough little ship.

Dyskolos@lemmy.zip on 26 Dec 2023 16:41 next collapse

Janeway is a good argument indeed… Themesong less so, my emby skips intros 😁

goldfishmotorcycle@lemmy.world on 27 Dec 2023 01:10 collapse

“Little”?!

june@lemmy.world on 26 Dec 2023 16:54 next collapse

I really enjoyed it.

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firewyre@techhub.social on 26 Dec 2023 20:02 next collapse

@Dyskolos @ValueSubtracted it's truly disappointing how often I see this question. I cannot give it a strong enough recommendation, our family LOVED it and my kids (and the rest of us!) can't wait to watch season 2 ❤️

Dyskolos@lemmy.zip on 26 Dec 2023 20:15 collapse

Oh the majority here seems to like it, so i will give it a go. I just thought it was (from the presentation) very kid-targeted.

Akuchimoya@startrek.website on 27 Dec 2023 00:43 next collapse

It’s a slow burn introduction to Trek. The show starts off having not much to do with Trek, as the crew itself has nothing to do with the Federation or Starfleet, but they go through a process of learning what Starfleet is, and they try their best to aspire to its ideals so they might be accepted to the academy when they reach the Federation. Ideas (e.g., prime directive, augments, temporal directives) are introduced one at a time with explanations. It’s not meant to “just” be a kids’ show, it’s meant to be a kids’ introduction to Trek. And as a fan of Trek, I think also a good introduction for a non-fan who might feel lost by how vast the Trek universe is. It’s not about politics or diplomacy, but it carries the same spirit of unity, optimism, and the hope for the best of humanity that underlies Trek.

Dyskolos@lemmy.zip on 27 Dec 2023 11:16 collapse

Very well put. That spirit is what i want from my treks. So yes, will watch it 😌 Thanks man!

andthenthreemore@startrek.website on 28 Dec 2023 12:33 collapse

Second best new trek after SNW. Very very much yes.

Dyskolos@lemmy.zip on 29 Dec 2023 02:49 collapse

Okokok, you all got me convinced already ,-)

kingaloo@lemmy.world on 26 Dec 2023 16:50 next collapse

Ahh. Netflix trying to “revive” a show. I bet Netflix will axe this like most of its shows.

cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 28 Dec 2023 04:28 collapse

i like prodigy but not enough to get netflix again